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Problem Display
PID: 47266 (4b3/r1Q2n2/q5R1/3kb1r1/nP3p2/1K1P3P/3p2N1/4N3 w - - 0 1)

Gardner, John Carey

Source?, 0000

4b3/r1Q2n2/q5R1/3kb1r1/nP3p2/1K1P3P/3p2N1/4N3

#3

8 + 10

1679 American Chess Nuts 1868
14986 White-Hume Collection 2019

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Sets
    • 1...Qc4+
      • 2.Qxc4#
    • 1...Qb7
      • 2.Qc4#
    • 1...Qa5
      • 2.Qc4#
    • 1...Qb6
      • 2.Qc4#
    • 1...Qd6
      • 2.Qc4#
    • 1...Ba1
      • 2.Sxf4+
        • 2...Kd4
          • 3.Sc2#
    • 1...Bb2
      • 2.Sxf4+
        • 2...Kd4
          • 3.Sc2#
    • 1...Bc3
      • 2.Sxf4+
        • 2...Kd4
          • 3.Sc2#
    • 1...Bd4
      • 2.Sxf4#
    • 1...Bf6
      • 2.Sxf4+
        • 2...Kd4
          • 3.Sc2#
    • 1...Bg7
      • 2.Sxf4+
        • 2...Kd4
          • 3.Sc2#
    • 1...Bh8
      • 2.Sxf4+
        • 2...Kd4
          • 3.Sc2#
    • 1...Sb2
      • 2.Qc5#
    • 1...Sc3
      • 2.Qc5#
    • 1...Sc5+
      • 2.Qxc5#
    • 1...Sb6
      • 2.Qc5#
  • Tries
    • 1.Sxf4+?
      • 1...Kd4
        • 2.Sc2#
      • 1...Bxf4!
  • Keys
    • 1.Qxe5+!
      • 1...Kxe5
        • 2.Sf3+
          • 2...Kd5
            • 3.Sxf4#
          • 2...Kf5
            • 3.Sgh4#
      • 1...Rxe5
        • 2.Sxf4+
          • 2...Kd4
            • 3.Sc2#
      • 1...Sxe5
        • 2.Sxf4+
          • 2...Kd4
            • 3.Sc2#

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